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French 19th Century Empire White Gold Rectangular Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful large Empire gold gilt and ivory mirror which is an elegant statement piece. The giltwood
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Early 19th Century Gold French Mercury Plate Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Early 19th century french mercury plate mirror Gilt gesso over wood, with an incredible foxed
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Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

19th C Folk Art J.Wheatley Jones Oil on Board Dog Interior "Inferno" 1887
Located in Lowestoft, GB
craquelure to the painted surface, the odd knock and abrasion to the gilt gesso frame. But overall in good
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Pastel Drawing on Paper of a Young Maiden 19th c. (unattributed)
Located in London, GB
in its original carved wood and gilt gesso frame, which adds to its overall elegance and charm. This
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Romantic Drawings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Giltwood

A Gilded Age Conservatory Swan
Located in Greenwich, CT
weathered surface with traces of original gilt gesso. This majestic creature would have graced a gilded age
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Antique Late 19th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Adam Style, Giltwood, Drapery Motif, Over the Mantle Wall Mirror, Italy, 1920s
Located in Manhasset, NY
, and rosette carvings in gilt gesso and wood. The design includes a central large mirror flanked by
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Early 20th Century Italian Adam Style Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Mirrors, Italy
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
mirror plates within a carved giltwood and gilt-gesso embossed frame boarded by conforming rocaillie
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Petite 19th Century Victorian Style Carved Gold Gilt Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
gesso gold gilt mirror is truly phenomenal! If we take a look at the photos provided we can see the
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

19th century George II influenced marble top center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
apron above a serpentine floral and swag, gilt gesso finish. Hand painted miniature portraits on each
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Rococo Style Marble Top Table Table for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
restoration as there are several gilt, gesso and wood losses with active flaking that needs stabilization
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Antique 19th Century Rococo Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Schumacher Linen Gesso Wallpaper In Gilt
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
The open-weave linen is placed on a glossed, colored ground, then gessoed for a subtle effect of texture and tone. • Sold in 8 yard increments. • Match: Random
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21st Century and Contemporary East Asian Modern Wallpaper

Materials

Gesso

Spanish Gesso, Gilt and Wood Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Gilt and Gesso Wall Mirror on a wood sub-structure. In amazing condition! Gesso and
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Georgian Style Split Plate Mirrors manner of John Belchier
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
elaborately carved gilt gesso frame, exemplifying the refined yet bold ornamentation characteristic of the
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Early 20th Century Italian George I Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Large triple antique singing bird-in-cage, by Phallibois
Located in London, GB
, under canted-corner rectangular domed cage with hoop and boss top, the gilt gesso base to the canted
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Antique Early 1900s French Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Fine 18th Century George III Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine English George III-period carved and gilt gesso mirror, ca 1765. This exceptional Georgian
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Antique 18th Century English George III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Hal Kuehne Prendergast Signed Gesso Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
decoration in the corners. The surface with red gesso and applied gilt and silver gilt, with a central mirror
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21st Century and Contemporary Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Gesso Gilt Rococo Style Beveled Wall Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Gesso and gilt rectangular wall mirror with intricate rocaille, foliate and shell gilded motifs
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Pair of Italian Giltwood Dolphin Fragments on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
coiled tail, scalloped fins, and whimsical facial expression, rendered in deeply carved scales and gilt
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood, Lucite, Gesso

Venetian Rococo Gesso and Silver Gilt Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century Venetian rococo painted settee with strap work lattice back in white gesso with
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Settees

Materials

Silver Leaf

Display cabinets Vitrines bronze frame
Located in New York, NY
pair. bronze frames, Gilt Gesso carved wood/plaster legs ( Attached to the units). These typically used
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20th Century American Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Italian Gilt Wood and Gesso Wall Sconces
Located in Tampa, FL
A pair of late 18th century Italian gilt wood and gesso three arm wall sconces. Recently
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Antique 1780s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Oil on Wooden Panel Signed Charles Malfroy Alpine River Scene, 19th-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Signed lower right, in period gilt-gesso frame, the artist's biography as follows: Charles
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Antique Early 1900s French Paintings

Late 18th Century Italian carved gilt wood and gesso wall mirror.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive late 18th Century Italian carved gilt-wood and gesso Pier glass wall mirror
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Louis XV Style French Provincial "Over Mantle" Mirror
Located in Middleburg, VA
gilt gesso surface has aged beautifully, showing a warm, mellow patina with areas of natural wear and
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

George I Gesso Carved Gilt Overmantel Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
George I gesso carved and gilt overmantel mirror having central cartouche flanked by swan neck
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...

Materials

Giltwood

A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin
By Henri Alphonse Barnoin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
fine, original gilt gesso frame, titled on the stretcher together with framer’s stamp for M. Gadin
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Gesso

Huge 18th Century Heraldic Armorial Plaster Gesso Gilt Lion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
thick hessian and plaster/gesso skin. The original gilt is beautifully faded, the plaster work had
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Antique 18th Century European Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Plaster

Regency Amboyna and parcel gilt end support library table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, decorated throughout with rich amboyna veneers and gilt gesso edging to the top and end supports. Inscribed
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Console Tables

Materials

Amboyna

Gilt Composite Wood Gesso Empire Style Wall Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Empire style wall mirror in composite wood and gesso with a patinated gilt finish. Acanthus leaf
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Vintage 1960s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror

French Louis XV Style Carved Gilt-Wood Gesso Figural Side Table
Located in Tarzana, CA
craftsmanship and rich embellishments. The table's gilt wood and gesso construction, typical of the era, would
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Materials

Gesso, Wood

George II Gesso Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George II gesso carved gilt mirror, the foliate carved cartouche with checkered ground
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Gilt Wood with Gesso Mirror
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant giltwood with gessoed frame mirror in the style of Hollywood Regency. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Mirror by itself is 6.75 in diameter. Frame...
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors

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Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood

Parcel Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Empire Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
carved wood and gesso.
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Vintage 1930s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Mirror

19th Century Large Mountain Landscape with Village by German Ed Cohen 1866
By Edvard Cohen
Located in Milano, MI
sky, various shades of bluish-white to dark green of deep vegetation. Within a French gilt gesso and
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Romantic Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Perched Eagle, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and gesso Eagle with extended wings perched on decorative acanthus floral
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Sunburst Gilt Carved Wood Gesso Bullseye Wall Mirror, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sunburst gilt carved wood and gesso bullseye wall mirror with interior molded edge border
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Antique 1870s American American Empire Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Tall Italian Rococo Gilt Carved Wood Gesso Wall Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Over 4' tall, gilt carved wood and gesso vertical decorative wall mirror with a central beveled and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Morel and Seddon
By Morel Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, decorated throughout with rich amboyna veneers and gilt gesso edging to the top and end supports. Inscribed
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tables

Materials

Giltwood, Amboyna

A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird
By Henry John Kinnaird
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
appears to be its original early 20th century gilt gesso frame fronted by a glazed panel. Dimensions
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Paintings

Materials

Other

18th Century Gilt and White Gesso Table with Painted Top Depicting Venus
Located in London, GB
A late Adam period work table depicting Venus and Neptune The slender gilt and white gesso
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Antique 18th Century English Adam Style Side Tables

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Paint, Wood

American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Spread Winged Eagle, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and gesso eagle with extended wings grasping gilt rounded bar. Eagle was
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

French Gilt Carved Wood Gesso Foliage Cartouche Wall Mirror, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso foliage cartouche wall mirror with an egg and dart exterior
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Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror, Gesso

Pair of KPM Porcelain Plaques After Spanish Baroque Paintings by Murillo
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
gilt gesso frames, and incised 9 3/4" 7 3/8".
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Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Near Pair 19th Century Carved Gilt Wood and Gesso Mirrors
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1880 near pair oval mirrors with wide carved gilt wood and gesso frames. Frames are not
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Antique Late 19th Century European Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Angel Cherub Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
wood and have acquired a rich patina from age. The dark wood contrasts with the gilt gesso wings that
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Floral Wall Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with a rope motif border, flanking floral corners
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis Philippe Silver Gilt and Gesso Beaded Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Louis Philippe silver gilt and gesso mirror with a carved molded edge frame, interior row of
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Silver Leaf

Pair of French Gilt Carved Wood Gesso Foliage Gadrooned Wall Brackets, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt wood and gesso decorative carved foliage and gadrooned hanging wall brackets
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Brackets

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Gilt and Gesso Frame attributed to President James Polk Estate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 19th century gilt and gesso picture frame. Found at an estate sale in Columbia, Tennessee
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

English Georgian Foliage Crest Gilt Wood Gesso Beveled Wall Mirror, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian swan neck foliage medallion shell crest gilt carved wood and gesso beveled wall
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Antique 1770s English Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

English Chippendale Serpentine Gilt Wood and Gesso Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale serpentine gilt wood and gesso foliage wall mirror, Late 18th century. Mirror
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Antique 1780s English Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of George II Giltwood Pier Mirrors, from collection of Walter P. Chrysler
Located in London, GB
in The Magazine Antiques, October 1953 as ‘four superb Queen Anne gilt gesso pier mirrors’) Acquired
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Antique Early 18th Century English George III Pier Mirrors and Console M...

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Neoclassical Silver Gilt Wood Gesso Foliage Crest Wall Mirror, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian neoclassical silver gilt wood & gesso red lacquered wall mirror with a central urn lion
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Antique 1810s Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer

Italian Gilt Wood Gesso Shell Cornice Acanthus Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and gesso central shell cornice scrolled acanthus foliage wall mirror
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Gesso and Gilt Domed 18th c. Architectural Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
A splendid 18th c. Italian architectural model featuring a gessoed and gilt hemispherical dome on a
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Antique 18th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Oval Gilt Wood Gesso Foliage Crest Candle Arm Wall Mirror, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French oval gilt wood and gesso wall mirror with a foliage crest, gadrooned border, and single
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame Mirror it has an oval
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Vintage 1920s Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

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